Customer Reviews

ProudBody Pregnancy Belly Painting Kit

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This product allows you to paint colorful designs on your belly. It certainly does that. I had my friend, an artist, paint a beautiful Hamsa on my belly. The colors were initially vivid, especially when applied in multiple coats as instructed. My skin had no reaction to the paint, and it washed off easily in the shower later on.

The paint kit comes with a brush & a sponge, and the following colors: black, white, blue, pink, orange, red, green, yellow. The paint is applied with water. There is plenty of paint to decorate a bevy of bellies, or to paint yourself multiple times.

The downsides, if you want to see them that way, are that the paint doesn't stay on very long. It is only meant to decorate and bless the belly, photograph the results, and then wash it off. Over the next few hours, it faded like an old wooden carnival sign. I think this is an important note for anyone who thought they would paint something and wear it around all day. This painting kit is not meant for all-day wear.

My friend, the artist, also wanted me to note that the brush is not the best quality. She did a fine job but felt constrained by the materials. If you want a professional piece of artwork, you may want to get your own brushes. However, for the average person, it probably doesn't matter all that much.

Takes a bit of patience to apply. You will need lots of coats for full coverage. But the result is EXCELLENT. Does not rub off easily. I still have it on after a full nights sleep wearing a tank top over it. Better to use a blot/twist motion with the sponge and then using the brush for details. Use just a tiny bit of water and blot with a paper towel before applying. My hubby painted a sunset on my belly for halloween, and I took 1st place in the costume contest. I'm VERY IMPRESSED!

I thought it would give you ideas of how to paint or what to paint but it is just the paint itself and a sponge, which is a little overpriced for what it is. Great concept and it turned out really well, just wonder if i could have bought some non toxic paint at the local store for 10% of the cost.

We painted two times, full colored belly, and still lots of paint left.

pros: it said FDA approved, but who knows :)
easy to remove, easy to clean
pretty efficient, vivid color

cons: package looks cheap
since it's easy to remove, it also means sensitive to water, if you want multiple layers, be careful, the color can be mixed
no grey color, no earth color, hard to mix to get an idea color if you don't want to use these basic colors

The paint looks great, until it dries. It chips and looks horrible. It takes forever to apply as well because the paint doesn't want to stay on the skin. I tried painting a pumpkin for halloween. After 4 hours of painting, it looked great, until it dried and began flaking...

As a Professional Face Painter I would just like to clarify a couple of things.
1) The FDA does not "Approve" face paint (which is actually cosmetic make-up). The correct statement would be "FDA Compliant") which means that the FDA has set standards and tested ingredients used in cosmetics to make them safe for use on the skin and these products called "face paints" are compliant.
2) Snazaroo is an excellent product. It is "FDA Compliant", hypo allergenic, and considered very mild. It's very easy to use.
3) You should never use any product that is actually "paint", produced to be used on craft items, on your skin for this or any type of art on your body.
4) Non-toxic rating does not mean a product is skin safe.
5) For optimum results consider contacting a Professional Face & Body Artist to complete your project.

Thank you for using safe professional products should you decide to attempt a project like this.

This product was SO much fun to use! So easy that my 3 year old daughter could even do it. I didn't think there was very much paint but a little bit goes a long way! It said it came with belly tattoos and it didn't, but loved it anyway. Would definitely recommend it!

This idea is great. But the utensils were cheap, like seriously the sponge would wipe away the paint, the thin plastic pan the paint was in was so delicate we had to work slow as to not break it in half, and the brush was a joke as the bristles brushed off in less than 5 strokes. We had to use my professional paint brushes that I had stored away in boxes in the back of our closet. The 8 paint colors had a nice thick consistency when mixed properly but we really had to layer it on to get a vibrant picture without it fading before we actually got to take a snapshot of it. We got two fading pictures out of it, but that was with he help of 6 watercolors from target, almost a month of frustration, and the ridiculous amount of time we had to spare. I gave birth soon after the second picture, with paint still left over which I guess we'll save for him to paint with but pfth I'd rather get him real hand paint.

I'm glad I came across this idea, but the $2 water colors and a $2 face painting kit from a $.99 & up store would have produced the same results.

Steal the idea, don't waste the money. ** stars for the two pictures, thats all.

I'm just irritated that it claims to come with a sheet of tattoos, well my kit didn't. The sponge SUCKS. It says to wet it only a tiny bit or the paint will streak... yeah, the paint will streak no matter how much water gets onto that sponge.
Aside from those issues it was an okay purchase. When the colors are applied with the brush they are very vibrant. Just don't expect to walk around all day wearing your art, it flakes off fairly quickly.

Absolutley loved this product! Great bonding expierence for my 3 year old and her little brother on the way. Baby would kick while she was painting and she would get so excited!
She loved it so much she wanted to paint her daddy's tummy too :-)